Mrs. Ward's-The Monkey's Paw-Vocabulary

Choose the definition of "rubicund."

To express sympathy for

A synonym is a word that means the opposite of the true meaning

This story included the word "grave" in two different ways:

Learning vocabulary words helps you in the following ways: choose three

The word, "apathy," means to be seeking after wealth

The word, "presumptuous," means to expect too much, to be overly bold or confident

A collection of stories from the ancient near East about supernatural beings and fantastic adventures is...

In the story, the word "fancy" means

To be amiable is to be mean and hard to get along with.

Fearless, dauntless, brave, persistent are synonyms for

In real life, some people believe that a "wishbone" is a talisman

Choose the following attributes of the word, "setting," in this story (choose three)

If someone had a "rubicund" face, it means they are jolly.

To speak ill (bad) of is to __________ someone

Alphabetical order means to put things in order according to

Greedy for wealth is the definition of...

Causing great discomfort, great distress; having things weigh heavily on your mind

To describe someone as "rubicund" means they are red-faced.

In the story, Mr. White saw a "simian" face appear in the window.

Citing textual information means using specific pieces of information to SUPPORT a CLAIM

"Pounds" is money in English currency

The feeling that the writer creates for the reader is "doughty"

It could be said that "some" students are apathetic or display apathy

Choose two antonyms of avaricious

In this story, the talisman is

Foreshadowing hints at things to come...in this story, we see foreshadowing in the following ways...(choose two)

To be "furtive" means to be sneaky, stealthy...

A "talisman" is an object that serves as a charm or has magical powers

If I speak very good about someone, I am maligning them.

A "fakir" means a holy man.

Apathy means...(choose two)

To be amiable is to be friendly and good-natured

I think that all students will pass this test; this is an example of the word, "prediction."

To take this test "amiably" means to take this test in a friendly, good-natured way, even though it is a Monday test

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of a word's true meaning

To display a lack of interest or a lack of emotion is

"prediction" means

A thing of little value or importance

A tendency to believe that something is real or true...too easily

One could say that most dogs are "avaricious."

The feeling that the writer creates for the reader is "mood"

A thing of little value or importance is oppressive

In the story, the person banging on the door was very "condoling."

"Simian" means